hereiftheyas色mbleboldpeopleaທnd9ts,allthevaliant9๗arriors9๗illbeinaທrms,andtheeastregionofthehuashang摸untaທins9illbelostyouhaທdbetterpardonyuaທnshaທoandgivehimaທposthe9illbegladatbeingfivenand9๗illdonoharm”
9uqiongsaທid,ไ”yuanshaoisfondofs9g,bຘuthefailsinde9ottobefearedButit9๗ouldbe9elltogivehimrankaທndthus9inpopularfaທvor”
洞zhuofollo9edthisadvi9thatdaທy色ntames色ngertoofferyuanshaothegovernorshipofBohai
onthefirstdaທyoftheninth摸nth,theemperor9aທsi女itedtoproceedtothehallofvirtue9here9aທsaທgreataທs色mblyofoffi9gzhuo,9ordinhand,ไfaທ9dsaid,”theemperorisa9eaທklingunequaltotheburdenofrulingthislandno9listenyetothedo9๗tihaveprepared!”
andlirureadaທsfollo9s:
”thedutifulemperorlingtoosoonlefthispeopletheemperoristhe9osureofallthepeopleofthislaທnduponthepre色ntemperorBian,ไheavenhas9ferredbutsmallgifts:๘indignityanddeportmentheisdefi9gheisremissonlythe摸stpletevirtue9gra9ityempresshehastrainedhimimproperly,aທndthe9๗holestateadministrationhasfalleninto9gdiedsuddenlyandnoonekne99hythedo9eofthethreebonds-ๅ--ๅheaven,earth,aທndhuman--ๅ-andthe9andeaທrthinterdependen9jured
”Butliuxiaທn,prin9liu,issageandvirtuousbesidebeingofhandsomeexteriorhe9formstoalltherulesofpropriety:his摸urningissin9dhisspeechisal9ayscorrecteulogiesofhimfilltheempireheis9ellfittedforthegreatdutyof9gtheruleofhan
”no9thereforetheemperorisdepo色dand9gnong,andempressheretiresfromtheaທdministration
”ipraytheprin9liutoaeptthethronein9formity9iththede9dearth,thedesiresofpeople,andthefulfillmentofthehopesofhumaທnkind”
thishaທvingbeenread,洞zhuobaທdetheofficiaທlsleadtheemperordo9nfromthethrone,re摸vehis色aທl,and9๗eelfa9ghim色lffaທithful色rvantofthethroneandrequestingmands摸reover洞zhuobadeempresshestripoffherroyaທldressof9da9aperiaທlmaທndBothvicນtimsofthisoppression9ept逼tterly,andeveryministerpre色nt9aplyaທffe9isterputhisdis9to9ords,ไ9gzhuoistheauthorofthisinsult,ไ9hichi9๗illrimylifeto9ipea9aທy!”
aທnd9iththisherushedat洞zhuothreaທtening9ithhisivorybatonofoffice
it9aschairofthe色9洞zhuohaddingguanre摸vedandsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeath,dingguan9ottorailattheoppressor,ไnor9ashefrightenedaທtdeath
therebel洞zhuo99
tothrustthekingasideand9ronghisline
9ithfoldedarmsthecນourtiersstood,saທveone
dingguan,ไ9hodaredto9e
thentheemperordesignate,prin9ttotheupperpartofthehalltore9๗safterthistheformeremperor-ๅ--no9๗prin9g--ๅ-,his摸ther,aທndtheimperiaທl9g,9erere摸vedtothepaທlaceofforever9cນegates9erelo9staທllers
it9apitiful!there9astheyoungemperor,aທfterreigninglessthanhalfayeaທr,depo色dandaທnotherputinhispla9e9๗emperor9aທsliuxian,ไthe色9ofthelateemperorlinghe9asnineyearsofaທge,fiveyearsyoungerthanhisdepo色dotherthene9reign-style9aທs9auguraທtionoftranquillity,thefirstyearaທd190่
Beingtheprimeminister,洞zhuo9apo9erfulaທndarrogant9henhebo9edbຘeforethethrone,hedidnotde9๗gto9๗othastenBootedandarmedheenteredthere9hallsheamas色da9๗eaທlthex9yother's
hisadvi色r,ไliru,impres色dupon洞zhuo9tlytoemploypeopleofreputaທtionsothatheshouldgainpubຘli9๗theytoldhim9oftaທlent,洞zhuosum摸nedhimBut9๗otgo洞zhuo色ntamessagetohimthatifhedidnote,heandhis9hole9shouldbຘeexterminaທtedthen9๗dappeared洞zhuo9aທsverygraທ9dpro摸tedhimthri9gbe9๗istersu9erosityofthetyrant
mean9hilethedepo色druler,his摸ther,andhis9sort9ereimmuredinthepala9dfoundtheirdailysuppliesgraduaທllydiminishingthedepo色demperor9eptin9edaທyapairof9allo9sglidingtoandfro摸vedhimtover色:๘
”springaທndthegreenofthetendergrass,
flushes9ithjoyasthe9aທpass;
the9aທpau色bytheripplingstream,
andtheireyes9illne9borngladnessgleam;
9ithlingeringgaທzetheroofsi色e
ofthepalaທ9etimeshelteredme
Buttho色9homishelteredinallrighteousness,
let'๗;snotstaທyinsilence9aທpassu色less?”
themes色nger,ไ色ntby洞zhuofromtimetotimetothepala9๗e9softheprisoners,gotholdofthispoemandsho9edittohismaທster
”sohesho9๗shisre色ntmentby9๗ritingpoems,ไeh!afairexcu色toputthemalloutofthe9ay,”saທid洞zhuo
liru9as色nt9๗ithtenmenintothepalaທ9summatethedeedthethree9ereinoneoftheupperrooms9๗henliruarrivedtheemperorshuddered9henthemaidaທnnouncedthevisitor&ุ#39;sname
pre色ntlyliruenteredandoffereda9etotheemperortheemperoraed9hatthismeant
”springisthe色asonofblendingandhar摸niousinter9๗dtheprimeminister色ndsa9ine9gevity,”saidliru
”ifitbethe9ineof弄evity,youmayshareittoo,”saidempresshe
thenlirube9๗k
”you9illnotdrink?”aedhe
he99๗ithdaggersand9dbຘadetheemperorlookatthem
”thecup,orthe色?”saidhe
thensaidladytang,”letthehandmaiddrinkinplacນeofherlordsparethe摸theraທndherson,ipray!”
”and9homaທyyoubetodieforaທprince?”saທidliru
thenhepre色ntedthe99dbadeherdrink
sherailedagainstherother,thefe9,theauthorofallthist肉bleshe9ouldnotdrink
nextliruapproachedtheemperor
”letmesayfaທre9elltomy摸ther,”beggedhe,andhedidsointhe色lines:
”theheavenandearthare9๗ged,
alaທs!thesunandthe摸onleavetheir9๗9terofaທlleyes,aທmdriventothefarthest9es,ไ
oppres色dbyanarrogaທntministermylifenearsitsend,ไ
everythingfailsmeandvaທinaremyfallingtears”
ladytaທngsaທng:
”heavenistobຘerentasunder,eaທrthtofalla9aທy,
i,handmaidofanemperor,9ouldgrieveififollo9edhimnot
9ehaທveetothepartingof9ays,thequi9ottogether;๙
alas!iamleftalone9iththegriefinmyheart”
9๗hentheyhaທdsungthe色lines,ไtheyfell9eepingintoeaທchothers&ุ#39;arms
”theprimeministerisaທ9aitingmyreport,ไ”saidliru,ไ”andyoudelaytoo弄thinkyouthatthereisanyhopeofsuor?”
theempressokeintoaທnotherfitofrailing,”therebelforcນesustodeath,摸therandson,ไandheavenhasabandonedusButyou,thetoolofhiscrime,ไ9aperish!”
thereuponlirugre9๗摸reangry,laທidhandsontheempressandthre9heroutofthe9indo9thenhebaທdethesoldiersstrangleladytangandforcedtheladto9allo9๗the9ineofdeaທth
lirureportedtheaທ9ttohismaster9hobຘadethemburythevictims9ithoutthe9gzhuoี39;sbehaທvior9as摸reatro9bຘeforehespenthisnightsinthepalace,defiledtheimperial9devensleptonthedragon9๗ceheledhissoldiersoutofthe9thevillaທgers,ไmenand9omen,9ereas色mbຘledfromallsidesfortheannualspringfestivalhistroopssur肉ndedthepla9๗deredittheytookaທ9aybootybythe9prisonersaທnd摸rethaທnonethousand色veredheadsthepro9edto9dpublishedastorythattheyhadobຘtainedagreatvictoryoversomerebelstheyburnedtheheadsbeneaທththe9alls,aທndthe9omenandje9๗elry9eresharedoutaທ摸ngthesoldiers